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Mexican Police Accountability Data Missing from US-Backed Drug War Reports

The US State Department is failing to monitor its Mexico drug war projects that have cost $3 billion since 2008.…

May 14, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery Case: Deep Investigation Must Take On Structural Racism

The brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbery, by a retired member of law enforcement and his son in Brunswick, Georgia on…

May 12, 2020

Racial Disparities Widen Despite Historic-Low NYC Drug Arrests in Lockdown

New York City drug arrests hit historic lows in the weeks after Governor Andrew Cuomo initiated the state's "shelter-in-place" policy…

May 6, 2020

SSDP Conference: Ending Mass Incarceration Takes More Than Drug Policy Reform

What are the drivers of mass incarceration? It’s a complicated question, with racism and classism central to the answers. The…

May 6, 2020

“Disturbing”—Cannabis Policing Meets Social Distancing Enforcement

On May 2, photos of New Yorkers congregating in some of the most affluent neighborhoods and parks in the city…

May 5, 2020

“A Load Off Your Chest”—Criminal Record Expungement During the Pandemic

While the coronavirus continues to disrupt American life, activists around the country are not forgetting about the millions of people…

May 4, 2020

Pressure Builds on ICE to Release Far More People During Pandemic

The pandemic has exposed inhumane health and sanitary conditions in US jails and prisons; advocates and some lawmakers have responded…

April 17, 2020

Narcan Inventor Condemns Indiana City Cops’ Suspension of OD Reversals

Some law enforcement organizations across Indiana have established policies that punish or prohibit the administration of the opioid overdose treatment…

April 15, 2020

Why Aramis Ayala Should Release Her “Dishonest Cops” List

Aramis Ayala, the chief prosecutor of Orlando and the first Black state attorney in Florida, is an unexpected civil rights…

April 14, 2020

An Indiana Police Dept. No Longer Reversing Overdoses During Pandemic

An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, until the end of…

April 9, 2020